Gossip Girl: Season 5, Episode 8 :: All The Pretty Sources

This week on Gossip Girl Season 5, Blair’s engagement party becomes a bust when Gossip Girl’s sources are leaked to the public! Episode 8, "All The Pretty Sources", aired on November 21, 2011.

Courtesy of the CW

Courtesy of the CW

Courtesy of the CW

Courtesy of the CW

Gossip Girl Directory

Diana has three days to boost the hits of her online magazine - The Spectator - beyond Gossip Girl’s in order keep her job. Nate decides to help her, not knowing of course that his grandfather hired Diana to build this website and recreate Nate’s image. With the help of a hacker friend, Nate discovers a directory listing everyone and everything ever posted on Gossip Girl. But Serena begs him not to go public with it. Some of the things she’s posted would only add to her bruised reputation. Diana also promises not to post it, even if it means losing her job.

Betrayal

Louis thinks that Blair’s friends are backstabbers. And to prove it to her, he goes public with the directory that he found on Serena’s computer. During their Tiffany’s-style engagement party, hosted by Serena, the Gossip Girl directory spreads like wildfire. It causes chaos and an abrupt end to the party. When Blair finds out that Louis was to blame, she has an epiphany about their relationship: maybe they’re not right for each other after all.

Reckless Love

Dan is furious that he wasn’t invited to Blair’s engagement party. So he decides to get drunk and crash the party. Only afterward does Chuck realize that Dan’s real reason for party crashing is because he’s also in love with Blair.

Blackmail

Meanwhile, Charlie’s boyfriend has discovered the truth about her identity swap. And now he’s demanding $500,000 to keep her secret.